January 2026 · Sunday · 8 months ago
4 January 2026
Waning Gibbous
98% illuminated and waning, 15.4 days into the lunar cycle.
Ephemeris for 4 January 2026 at 12:00 UTC
- Phase
- Waning Gibbous
- Illumination
- 98.3%
- Lunar age
- 15.4 days
- Elongation
- 194.8°
- Distance
- 366,000 km
- Distance (mi)
- 227,422 mi
- Apparent size
- 32.6′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Libration lat
- 4.4° S
- Libration lon
- 4.9° E
Moonrise and moonset
| City | Moonrise | Transit | Moonset | Peak altitude |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| London | 17:17 | 00:44 | 09:20 | 63.4° |
| New York | 18:14 | 00:52 | 08:37 | 73.7° |
| Chicago | 18:08 | 00:49 | 08:37 | 72.3° |
| Denver | 18:27 | 01:01 | 08:41 | 74.3° |
| Los Angeles | 18:38 | 00:56 | 08:19 | 79.9° |
| Mexico City | 19:48 | 01:36 | 08:27 | 85.0° |
| São Paulo | 20:24 | 00:58 | 06:25 | 40.8° |
| Berlin | 17:14 | 00:47 | 09:31 | 62.5° |
Somewhere else? The calculator works for any latitude and longitude, including your own.
Phases around this date
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) | From this date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Last Quarter | 10 January 2026 | 15:49 | in 6 days |
| New Moon | 18 January 2026 | 19:52 | in 14 days |
| First Quarter | 26 January 2026 | 04:47 | in 22 days |
| Full Moon | 1 February 2026 | 22:09 | in 28 days |